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Several families were present during the presentation of 9/11 combat flags to honor of fallen heroes at St. John Fisher Church Sunday.

Families of fallen heroes receive American flags in their honor

May 21, 2019 at 6:13 p.m.

Lance Cpl. Conner Lowry was 24 years old when the man from Chicago's Beverly neighborhood was electrocuted during combat operations in the Hellman province of Afghanistan three years ago. His...

Will County Forest Preserve District to add dog park in Crete Township

May 21, 2019 at 6:13 p.m.

A dog park near Crete, the completion of a trail extension in Naperville, and a nearly 5 percent drop in the tax rate all are part of the balanced budget...

Attorney: Woman who fatally stabbed Brother Rice teacher will claim self-defense

May 8, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

An attorney representing a woman accused of murder says her defense will be that she was defending herself when she fatally stabbed a Catholic high school teacher in his Orland...

Judge says murder defendant can leave state for holiday

May 8, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

A Chicago Heights man charged with the 2012 murder of his live-in girlfriend will get to leave the state for Thanksgiving. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Anna Helen Demacopoulos on...

Defense done examining cop car in fatal hit-and-run crash

May 21, 2019 at 6:10 p.m.

The defense for a woman charged in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Tinley Park has finished its examination of a village police car that was damaged in the crash and...

Mary McKinstry and Dick Chisholm, of the Folks on Spokes cyclist club, prepare Sunday to ride the new Thorn Creek Trail extension that connects Old Plank Road Trail and the Burnham Greenway.

Paving the way

May 21, 2019 at 6:09 p.m.

A continuous biking and walking trail winding through 100 miles worth of Southland towns as part of a 500-mile regional trail keeps moving closer to reality. Officials and enthusiasts on...

Company believes it can play role in reducing recidivism

May 21, 2019 at 6:09 p.m.

Brian Bixenman was charged with burglary in 2011, a crime he says he committed in order to get money to support his heroin habit. The 27-year-old Elwood man has been...

Psychotherapist ordered to pay restitution, avoid contact with victim

May 21, 2019 at 6:08 p.m.

Scott Curtis Redman, 35, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of misdemeanor practicing psychological therapy without a license. Judge Thomas O'Hara sentenced Redman to one year of court supervision and...

A screech owl was among the animals on display Sunday at the Tinley Park Boo Bash.

Boo Bash a treat for costume creators

May 21, 2019 at 6:07 p.m.

For the past three years, the Burch family, of New Lenox, have dazzled judges at the Tinley Park Boo Bash with their creative costumes. Three-year-old Jackson Burch first achieved glory...

Friends and family gathered at Rich Central High School Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015 to remember Bogan High School football player Andre Smith who died the day before after sustaining a hit in a football game against Chicago Vocational High School in Chicago. (Erin Gallagher/ Daily Southtown)

Laughter, tears for Bogan football player; autopsy blames head injuries

May 21, 2019 at 6:07 p.m.

With blank stares, and tears on their cheeks, several young men stood tall on a high school football field to say goodbye to their friend, a Bogan High School player...

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